Why Don't Your Eyelashes Grow?

16Ever wondered what that small dewdrop thing is in the back of your throat? Or why you hiccup? Why Don t Your Eyelashes Grow ? addresses every weird question about your body that you could think of or didn t even think to ask. Prompted by the brain stumpers her own children and patients have asked her over the years, Dr. Beth Ann Ditkoff compiled a list of curious medical questions. In this book, she reveals the mysteries of the human body (gross, funny, or ugly!) to children and adults.With eye-opening questions, like Why do toenails grow slower than fingernails? and Why do you have earwax? to weird oddities, like Why do some people have dimples? and Why do you get a headache when you eat ice cream too quickly? Ditkoff also explains hilarious and bizarre anatomy situations that every curious kid wonders, from If you put a pea up your nose, will it go into your brain? to If you eat Pop Rocks candy and drink soda at the same time, will your stomach explode? With expert explanations16 throughout, Why Don t Your Eyelashes Grow ? is an entertaining potpourri of fun factoids packed with real information.13Dr. Ditkoff s informative and accessible book will save parents the embarrassment of making up mediocre answers to the often sophisticated questions children ask about the miracles of the human body. Pass along the knowledge with this well thought-out book. Mehmet Oz, M.D., coauthor of You: The Owner s Manual